She and opponent Phyllis Kugler won the state's first boxing licenses for women, and a world title bout was held in San Antonio.
Buttrick won a unanimous decision, making her the first women's world boxing champion.
By then, she had fought more than 1,000 exhibitions with men and 18 professional women's fights, only one of which she lost—outweighed by 33 pounds and stricken with the flu.
[5] Buttrick reportedly had one career loss, to Joann Hagen, in 31 pro bouts before retiring in 1960 at 30–1–1.
In 2014, Buttrick was inducted into the International Women's Boxing Hall of Fame in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.